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1936 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1936 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936.

The 1936 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936.

Incumbent Democratic Governor James V Allred defeated Republican nominee C. O. Harris with 92.87% of the vote.

The Democratic primary election was held on July 25, 1936. Allred received over 50% of the vote, avoiding a run-off.

James V Allred, incumbent Governor from Wichita County.
P. Pierce Brooks, real estate broker from Dallas County.
F. W. Fischer, attorney and oil well owner from Smith County.
Tom F. Hunter, attorney from Wichita County.
Roy Sanderford, president pro tempore of the Texas Senate from Bell County.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	553,219	52.53
	Democratic	239,460	22.74
	Democratic	145,877	13.66
	Democratic	81,170	7.71
	Democratic	33,391	3.17
1,053,117	100.0%

James V Allred (Democratic), incumbent Governor from Wichita County.
Charles O. "C. O." Harris (Republican), former judge from Tom Green County.
Carl Brannin (Socialist)
Homer Brooks (Communist)

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Democratic	782,083	92.87%	3.64
	Republican	58,842	6.99%	3.91
	Socialist	962	0.11%	0.31
	Communist	283	0.03%	0.03
842,170	100.00%

Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
Texas Almanac, 1954-1955. Dallas, Texas: A. H. Belo Corporation. 1953.

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